Having used “do it now” for two-minute items for much of my corporate career, I’d say it *mostly* works! The exception, I found, was in putting time into small tasks with insignificant payoffs. So, the other question I’d ask is, “Does this matter?”

Been using the GTD techniques for years, not only at work but at home. If I see smudges on the oven door, instead of adding it to an unending to-do list, I will just complete it right then. My philosophy is if I can do something in under 2 minutes, I handle it immediately.